Books with author P. C. Wren

This carefully crafted ebook: "P. C. WREN Ultimate Collection: The Complete BEAU GESTE TRILOGY + 4 Novels & 42 Short Stories of the Foreign Legion" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Table of Contents:The Beau Geste TrilogyBEAU GESTEBEAU SABREURBEAU IDEALNovels:SNAKE AND SWORDTHE WAGES OF VIRTUEDRIFTWOOD SPARSCUPID IN AFRICA (The Baking of Bertram in Love and War)Short StoriesSTEPSONS OF FRANCE:Ten little LegionariesÀ la Ninon de L'EnclosAn Officer and—a LiarThe Dead HandThe GiftThe DeserterFive Minutes"Here are Ladies"The MacSnorrt"Belzébuth"The Quest"Vengeance is Mine..."Sermons in StonesMoonshineThe Coward of the LegionMahdev RaoThe Merry LiarsGOOD GESTES:What's in a NameA Gentleman of ColourDavid and His Incredible JonathanThe McSnorrt ReminiscentMad Murphy's MiracleBuried TreasureIf Wishes were HorsesThe Devil and Digby GesteThe MuleLow FinancePresentimentsDreams Come TrueFLAWED BLADES: Tales from the Foreign LegionNo. 187017BombsMastic--and DrasticThe Death PostE TenebrisNemesisThe Hunting of HenriPORT O' MISSING MEN: Strange Tales of the Stranger RegimentThe Return of Odo KlemensThe Betrayal of Odo KlemensThe Life of Odo KlemensMoon-riseMoon-shadowsMoon-setPercival Christopher Wren (1875-1941) was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa. While his fictional accounts of life in the pre-1914 Foreign Legion are highly romanticized, his details of Legion uniforms, training, equipment and barrack room layout are generally accurate, which has led to unproven suggestions that Wren himself served with the legion.

Percival Christopher Wren (1 November 1875[1] – 22 November 1941) was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa.Wren was a highly secretive man, and his service in the Legion has never been confirmed. When his novels became famous, there was a mysterious absence of authenticating photographs of him as a legionnaire or of the usual press-articles by old comrades wanting to cash in on their memories of a celebrated figure. It is now thought more likely that he encountered legionnaires during travels in French North Africa, and skillfully blended their stories with his own memories of a short spell as a cavalry trooper in England. While his fictional accounts of life in the pre-1914 Foreign Legion are highly romanticised, his details of Legion uniforms, training, equipment and barrack room layout are generally accurate. This may, however, simply reflect careful research on his part. The descriptions of Legion garrison life given in his work The Wages of Virtue, written in 1914, closely match those contained in the autobiographical In the Foreign Legion by ex-legionnaire Edwin Rosen, published by Duckworth London 1910.

Michael "Beau" Geste is the protagonist. The main narrator (among others) is his younger brother John. The three Geste brothers are a metaphor for the British upper class values of a time gone by, and "the decent thing to do" is the leitmotif of the trilogy. The Geste brothers are orphans and have been brought up by their aunt at Brandon Abbas. The rest of Beau's band are mainly Isobel, Claudia and Augustus. When a precious jewel known as the "Blue Water" goes missing, Beau leaves Britain to join the French Foreign Legion, followed by his brothers, Digby (his twin) and John. Beau Sabreur and Beau Ideal are sequel novels and Good Gestes is a collection of short tales mainly about the Geste brothers and their American friends Hank and Buddy.Percival Christopher Wren (1875-1941) was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa. While his fictional accounts of life in the pre-1914 Foreign Legion are highly romanticized, his details of Legion uniforms, training, equipment and barrack room layout are generally accurate, which has led to unproven suggestions that Wren himself served with the legion.Table of Contents:The Beau Geste Trilogy:BEAU GESTEBEAU SABREURBEAU IDEALGOOD GESTES:What's in a NameA Gentleman of ColourDavid and His Incredible JonathanThe McSnorrt ReminiscentMad Murphy's MiracleBuried TreasureIf Wishes were HorsesThe Devil and Digby GesteThe MuleLow FinancePresentimentsDreams Come True

A vivid picture of life in the French Foreign Legion. The sayings, the doings and adventures of those reckless soldiers make it not only a romance but a reality. Soldats de la Légion, de la Légion Étrangère, n’ayant pas de nation, la France est votre Mère. – War-Song of the Legion. A selection of tales from Wren, including: Ten little Legionaries, A la Ninon de L’Enclos, An Officer and—a Liar, The Dead Hand, The Gift, The Deserter, Five Minutes, “Here are Ladies”, The MacSnorrt, “Belzébuth”, The Quest, “Vengeance is Mine…”, Sermons in Stones, Moonshine, The Coward of the Legion, Mahdev Rao, The Merry Liar.

This carefully crafted ebook: "BEAU GESTE - Complete Collection: Beau Geste, Beau Sabreur & Beau Ideal TRILOGY + Good Gestes - Stories of Beau Geste, His Brothers and Their Comrades in the French Foreign Legion” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Michael "Beau" Geste is the protagonist. The main narrator (among others) is his younger brother John. The three Geste brothers are a metaphor for the British upper class values of a time gone by, and "the decent thing to do" is the leitmotif of the trilogy. The Geste brothers are orphans and have been brought up by their aunt at Brandon Abbas. The rest of Beau's band are mainly Isobel, Claudia and Augustus. When a precious jewel known as the "Blue Water" goes missing, Beau leaves Britain to join the French Foreign Legion, followed by his brothers, Digby (his twin) and John. Beau Sabreur and Beau Ideal are sequel novels and Good Gestes is a collection of short tales mainly about the Geste brothers and their American friends Hank and Buddy.Percival Christopher Wren (1875-1941) was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa. While his fictional accounts of life in the pre-1914 Foreign Legion are highly romanticized, his details of Legion uniforms, training, equipment and barrack room layout are generally accurate, which has led to unproven suggestions that Wren himself served with the legion.Table of Contents:The Beau Geste Trilogy:BEAU GESTEBEAU SABREURBEAU IDEALGOOD GESTES:What's in a NameA Gentleman of ColourDavid and His Incredible JonathanThe McSnorrt ReminiscentMad Murphy's MiracleBuried TreasureIf Wishes were HorsesThe Devil and Digby GesteThe MuleLow FinancePresentimentsDreams Come True

This carefully edited collection of P. C. Wren has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.Table of Contents:The Beau Geste TrilogyBEAU GESTEBEAU SABREURBEAU IDEALNovels:SNAKE AND SWORDTHE WAGES OF VIRTUEDRIFTWOOD SPARSCUPID IN AFRICA (The Baking of Bertram in Love and War)Short StoriesSTEPSONS OF FRANCE:Ten little LegionariesÀ la Ninon de L'EnclosAn Officer and—a LiarThe Dead HandThe GiftThe DeserterFive Minutes"Here are Ladies"The MacSnorrt"Belzébuth"The Quest"Vengeance is Mine..."Sermons in StonesMoonshineThe Coward of the LegionMahdev RaoThe Merry LiarsGOOD GESTES:What's in a NameA Gentleman of ColourDavid and His Incredible JonathanThe McSnorrt ReminiscentMad Murphy's MiracleBuried TreasureIf Wishes were HorsesThe Devil and Digby GesteThe MuleLow FinancePresentimentsDreams Come TrueFLAWED BLADES: Tales from the Foreign LegionNo. 187017BombsMastic--and DrasticThe Death PostE TenebrisNemesisThe Hunting of HenriPORT O' MISSING MEN: Strange Tales of the Stranger RegimentThe Return of Odo KlemensThe Betrayal of Odo KlemensThe Life of Odo KlemensMoon-riseMoon-shadowsMoon-setPercival Christopher Wren (1875-1941) was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa. While his fictional accounts of life in the pre-1914 Foreign Legion are highly romanticized, his details of Legion uniforms, training, equipment and barrack room layout are generally accurate, which has led to unproven suggestions that Wren himself served with the legion.